D Series DVRs: Configuring smart motion detection

Set preferences for motion detection on each channel, and select channels you want to enable smart Person/Vehicle detection on.

NOTE: Depending on your system configuration, the maximum number of channels that support Person/Vehicle detection will vary. Check your recorder’s documentation for the maximum number of supported channels.

To configure motion detection:

From the Live View display, right-click to open the Quick Menu, then click Main Menu.

Click ALARM. Click the MOTION tab on the side panel, then Motion Detect on the top panel.

Select a channel to configure motion detection for.

Click to enable () / disable ( motion detection on the selected channel.

Click Setup next to Area to configure which areas of the image will be enabled for motion detection. A grid will appear on the monitor:

• The camera image appears with a red grid overlay. This means the entire image is enabled for motion detection.
• Click or click-and-drag to add / remove boxes from the active area. Cells that have been removed from the active area appear green.
• Hover near the top of the image to reveal zone selection. You can set up to 3 different zones with different sensitivity and threshold values.
• Right-click when finished.

Click Setup next to Schedule to choose which days and times of the week to enable motion detection:

• Click or click-and-drag along the each of the yellow timelines to quickly add or remove time from each day’s schedule in 15–minute segments.
• Click beside 2 or more days to link schedules (). This allows you to quickly change multiple schedules at once.
• To make fine adjustments to a schedule, click Modify. This will allow you to set exact start and end times for a schedule.

Choose how the system will react when motion is detected:

• Show Message: Check to enable an on-screen pop-up when one of your cameras detects motion. On-screen pop-up shows the channels an event occurred on and the type of event.
• Send Email: Check to enable email alerts. You must configure email alerts before you will be able to receive them.
• Record Channel: Select the channels that will record when motion is detected on the selected channel. Set the length of recording following a video loss event in the Post_REC field.
• PTZ Activation: Set connected PTZ cameras to start a tour, pattern, or go to a preset location.
• Sequence: Sequence mode will begin. Select the numbered tiles next to this option to include the corresponding channels in the sequence.
• Snapshot: Select the numbered tiles next to this option to save a snapshot of the corresponding channels.
• Buzzer: Check to enable the system buzzer.

Click Smart Motion Detection to enable Person/Vehicle detection:

• Click Enable to activate Person/Vehicle detection on the selected channel.
• Select a Sensitivity level (a high sensitivity value will detect smaller objects than a low value).
• Check Person/Vehicle.
• Click OK when finished.

Click Apply.